Great market with fresh fish and seafood and local craft items. You could easily get your lunch here. Go early, it gets crowded in the afternoon. Right off a main shopping street and you can walk to the river and check out other beautiful areas of Kyoto.

We loved walking through Nishiki Market so much we went back a second day. Once we finished our time at the Maikoya tea spot, we walked down to Nishiki to peruse the different food stands. My main goals: yakitori, strawberry daifuku, and butter scallops. We found all sorts of edible things on sticks, matcha, flavored sesame seeds, and fresh sashimi. These are family-run food stalls so a lot of these spots are generational. Support local! While you're free to walk around, you are not allowed to eat while walking which is considered rude. One thing to note is that Nishiki closes at 6 pm. We were lucky and hit it up after lunch time and we went back the following day for early lunch when they opened. If you love food, this is the place to be. Most of the vendors take cash so make sure you have it on hand. You can pay with cards at some spots but here, cash is king. Check out all the yummy eats during your visit to Kyoto.

This is one of those places that you visit and wish you had at home. So much fresh seafood, produce and more available as well as tons of restaurants. Great food and great value. It was packed when we were there, but our guide said it is always that way.

Visited this market three times during my visit in Kyoto. The market offers fresh produce as well as appealing snacks and dishes from local farmers. My favorite is jumbo crab tempura. It is big and flavorful, a taste I’ve never experienced before. Other stall offers cucumber pickle on stick is really fresh with unique taste. I got lunch in one of the food stall to have a bowl of rice with tuna on top plus really fresh sea urchin. Top notch flavor! There is a stall for sweets from matcha. Ice cream is really good, dorayaki is just great. Other stall sells chili mixed with sesame and other spices. Taste wonderful with rice and egg. Definitely a market to visit when in Kyoto.

While in beautiful Osaka, we visited two covered seafood arcades. The other one was the more well-known Kuroman Market. I bought two, large raw oysters at 500 Y each. I slurped as each one slid into my waiting mouth. I also tried the fresh uni. The ume musabi was not as delicious. At the end of the long arcade, we found a small resto for lunch at the counter. This was a good experience.

Great place to visit to see local food and small shops. We had a quick lunch here - tempura, and grilled seafood. There is sashimi fish as well. It was rather crowded when we were there (Friday afternoon). So be aware if u hv elderly who r less mobile or small children in the group

Amazing market with so many unique and awesome vendors. It doesn’t get overly crowded (particularly on weekends) and many vendors don’t open until like 11am. But worth fighting the crowds and visiting numerous times. We went 3 times throughout our stay, bought a knife at Artisuga (famous knife vendor) and tried all sorts of foods

I love a good market and am spoiled by the Ferry Building one on Saturdays in San Francisco. This crazy crowded one reminds me more of the ones in Hong Kong. Wall to wall people. Wall to wall stalls of every variety. Lots of food stalls selling things I would not choose to eat and some I would if I did not have food allergies. This is not a place for those with food allergies as nothing is really labeled in English and most vendors don’t speak English. Two of us who don’t have allergies ate fried eel, crispy fried chicken, deep fried crab on a stick, pickles on a stick, strawberry mochi, and more. Two of us with allergies avoided the food until we found de Fritte Staan which offers gluten free fries. Come here if you will eat anything or if you want cool photos.

Late in the afternoon after a full day photographing sakura, we stopped by the market for a change of pace. We’ve been here several times before and have loads of photos from those previous visits, so we made the choice to put our cameras away before entering. It was strange to cruise the shops without taking photos. Massive crowds of tourists and locals were grabbing snacks or an early dinner. We didn’t go too far in, but far enough to decide we had enough of the jostling and pushing to remind us of what it was like.

I must admit that my review is based on a bit of nostalgia for the ʻoldʻ days on Nishiki street where one enjoyed a bit of a slower pace than what currently happens there. Times change and it is nice to see folks finding spaces to try new foods and experiences. Hoping that the pickle shops, bonito and others can continue to hang on to keep a bit of the old with the new? For me, the crowds outweigh the choice to go there and buy when I can find the items elsewhere.. but then again, one walk through a trip is necessary.